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Etymology of the English word holocene
the English word
holocene
using the English prefix
holo-
derived from the Greek word
holos
, ὅλος, ὅλως (whole, all, complete; completely; everywhere)
using the English suffix
-cene
derived from the Late Greek word
kainos
, καινός (new)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ken-
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